By Robert Mortem
Pantheism is the notion that all of nature is divine (i.e. God). This is a very pagan and polytheistic perspective actually. The ancient Greek word πᾶν (pan) literally means all, and the God Pan was often depicted as a Satyr (from sátyros, an inflected form of satanas).
This God and figure has been demonized by the church, as they condemn sacred Wisdom via indoctrinational programming.
"THE ALL is Mind; the Universe is Mental." (The Kybalion)
This is a polytheistic perspective, as a pantheon is an accumulation of Gods (literally: temple of all Gods). As Aristotle wrote:
"the nature of the stars is a kind of substance and therefore eternal." (The Metaphysics, Aristotle, Lamba 8)
In this very context he mentions, "whatever is prior to a substance is a substance" in the context of the unmoved mover, yet goes on to say: "the movers are substances" and, "substances eternal in their nature and intrinsically unmovable." In light of the five elements, all of these substances are indeed one, for "As above, so below" (Emerald Tablet).
As can be seen here, Eliphas Levi's depiction of the Baphomet, which he identifies as a Pantheistic figure in his book Transcendental Magic, is very similar to the Babylonian Pazuzu (earlier known as Huwawa in Sumerian). Notice the above hand gestures. The Baphomet is also a reference to the ancient Egyptian Goat of Mendes (aka Banebdjedet). This goat was also referred to as Pan (e.g. see Herodotus, the Histories Book II). It is no wonder Eliphas Levi identifies the inverted pentagram symbol with Satan, the Goat of Mendes (ibid., ch. V, The Blazing Pentagram), as the five elements well summarize Pantheistic theology.
Worship of Silenus (the satyr) is also documented in Orphic Hymn 54, and Sileni (satyrs) are seen as divine figures as early as the 7th century BCE (Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite). This is the same word for satan later in history (σατανα), as the root remains attached, but the word simply goes through inflection (which is common in koine Greek). This is most obvious in Matthew 4:10 ("σατανα"), as Satan is contained in the same context as the Satyr, amongst the mountain and the wilderness (Matthew 4:1, 8). Note The Homeric Hymn 19 to Pan (6th–5th century BCE) for instance. It is no wonder the KJV translation uses the Hebrew word for satyrs (שָׂעִיר, śâ‛ı̂yr) as both "devils" (e.g. 2 Chronicles 11:15) and "satyrs" (Isaiah 13:21; 34:14).
Furthermore, 1 Corinthians 15:28 reveals that God is all in all. Even though this speaks of the future, Malachi 3:6 says that God does not change (also see Isaiah 9:6 ["will be"]; Hebrews 13:8; Colossians 2:9; 3:11). Thus, this is very pantheistic, and no surprise given the Bible is drawing from Gnostic theology. Many Christians fail to recognize this.
Thus, even though there are many Gods and Goddesses, they are nonetheless all of the same eternal substance in this theology, and viewed as a pantheon of deities. The notion of Apotheosis in Satanism has to do with coming to the realization of fullness in divinity. The Greek term for fullness is πληρωμα (pleroma) and Gnostic theology teaches this concept in a transcendental manner. This is similar to the higher self, or even Goloka (Hinduism). The Ouroboros is a common ancient symbol of the serpent swallowing its own tail, and symbolizes infinite cyclicity. This is a very pantheistic concept, as nature is shedding its skin, karmically acquiring knowledge by which one is complete, and obtains fullness in self-deification.
